Sixteen: The Velvet Underground & Nico "I'll Be Your Mirror"

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I found a studio with practitioners who understood my circumstance. There were others like me, and their guidance was vital to my wellbeing. Often, I would speak to you in front of a mirror. I told you of my new job. Showed you concert t-shirts. You showed me your strengths and weaknesses, which were also mine.

I confided to you that I wanted to be with someone who was ready for a physical, long-term relationship. I felt the only way to do that was to go back on a dating site. While talking this through my throat became constricted as if being choked. As I cried and gasped for air, I assured you that I would not return online but I needed you to free me. As the grip loosened in a blue hue another plan was devised.

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